Samarkand Restaurant

7823 North 19th Avenue, Phoenix, AZ

Uyghur$$

Halal summary

The owners are Muslim and have confirmed its halal status.. All food at this restaurant is certified halal.

Fully halal

Alcohol served

About Samarkand Restaurant

Ever wonder what folks eat in Uzbekistanı Well, then, Samarkand is your place. Run by two Uzbek expats, Samarkand serves killer kebabs, everything from lamb chops and chicken to captain fish (sea bass) and salmon. In addition to the skewers, you can order from a list of salads "” including carrot salad, mushroom salad "” and funchoza, made with Chinese rice noodles. For dessert, there's hot tea made with a mixture of black and green tea leaves, and sweet cakes of ground walnuts. Yum. All hearty, delicious, and very cheap. Mon-Thu, Sun 10 pm - 9 pm; Fri 10 pm - 4 pm; Sat 8 pm - 12 am.

Photos

Abdul SamadMar 12, 2025

Hours

Monday10:00 AM - 10:00 PM

Tuesday10:00 AM - 10:00 PM

Wednesday10:00 AM - 10:00 PM

Thursday10:00 AM - 10:00 PM

Friday10:00 AM - 10:00 PM

Saturday10:00 AM - 10:00 PM

Sunday10:00 AM - 10:00 PM

Amenities

Parking space

To-go

Location

7823 North 19th Avenue, Phoenix, AZ

2.0

5 reviews·0% would return

Farrah Valentin

Sep 30, 2022•38 reviews

This is kosher

Anisa Aziz

Oct 26, 2020•1 review

This restaurant is not Muslim owned and neither Zabiha. The owners are Jews and their meat is kosher approved but not cut to cater for Muslims zabiha standard. They do serve alcohol.

Would not return

Anonymous

Google

Oct 21, 2024

Unprofessional rude staff

Anonymous

Google

Apr 3, 2024

I walked into the place at about 1 pm and the lights were off, there was no furniture, and the whole place looked dusty like it hadn’t been cleaned in a while. The first employee I come across was a prep cook, who seemed to be the only person who spoke English. When I asked if the place was open, the prep cook was nice enough, but wasn’t sure how to answer, saying that he had only recently started, but that this wasn’t a sit down restaurant, it was take-out only. Okay, makes sense why there is no furniture. Then some woman comes out of the back (manager perhaps?), and asks if I am picking up a catering order. “No, I don’t have an order, I’d like to just order takeout, please.” (The place also didn’t smell like food, or really like anything was cooking, plus there were no sounds of any activity from the kitchen.) I was then informed that there was no menu to even order from. Special of the day? Nope. The lady then told me politely that if I wanted food, I should go down the street to the Mexican restaurant. 100% this place is a front for some sort of operation.